Patti James is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist . Patti received her Bachelor’s Degree from Bard College, majoring in Music and German, and holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Patti specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, working with adults experiencing personality disorders, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and complex and relational trauma. Patti completed three years of clinical training at a Los Angeles community mental health center, Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC), where she provided trauma-informed somatic, relational, Gestalt, and DBT-informed psychotherapy and EMDR to individuals, couples, and groups. At SCCC, Patti received extensive training in various trauma-informed modalities, including the Community Resilience Model and EMDRIA-approved EMDR training with trainers Steve Danziger and Roshni Chabra from the Institute for Creative Mindfulness (ICM). Patti was a performing violinist and music educator in her earlier professional life and witnessed firsthand what research supports: strong rapport and safe emotional connection are the richest soil for learning and artistic development.
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